The wordsof a whispererare like daintymorsels,And they godowninto the innermostpartsof the body.
He who goesabout as a slandererrevealssecrets,Therefore do not associatewith a gossip.
"Slanderousmenhave beenin you for the purposeof sheddingblood,and in you they have eatenat the mountain[shrines]. In your midstthey have committedactsof lewdness.
You shall not goabout as a slandereramong your people,and you are not to actagainstthe lifeof your neighbor;I am the LORD.
